The story of F1’s world dominance is one of near-constant transformation and experimentation. This is a sport where the only way to win championships is to land a series of technical moon shots – and then do it all over again. With fast cars, big money, beautiful people, and glamorous locations from Monaco to Melbourne, The Formula tells the full, epic story of the sport. Starting in 1950s Britain, where six years of wartime engineering laid the foundations for a new type of motorcar racing; to the first global star partnership of Senna and Ecclestone; Spygate; Crashgate and its transition into an entertainment juggernaut. Bringing unique insight and access to F1’s most storied teams and personalities – from Ferrari to Lewis Hamilton to Christian Horner and Daniel Ricciardo –The Formula offers a riveting portrait of the drivers, corporations, cars, rivalries, and audacious gambles that have shaped the sport for half a century.

The end result is a high-octane history of how modern F1 racing came to be – the first book to tell the story of the outrageous successes and spectacular crashes that led F1 to this extraordinary yet precarious moment. More than just a sports story, it is the tale of a commercial empire, one built in the 20th century, rendered almost obsolete in the early 21st, and re-emerged world-dominant today; a disrupter that claimed its place in the crowded sports marketplace through cash, personality, and a new understanding of what a sport needs to be in the age of wall-to-wall entertainment.

My Thoughts:

I love watching the F1 on the TV so I was intrigued when this book popped up. I did honestly think it would be heavy going but I was surprised to find it read like a story, which has had so much well thought out research gone into it that I was astounded by the amount I did not know and now know. It is a serious story that needed to be told about how F1 is evolving and everything else in between. This is perfect for F1 fans and a really interesting read that I will be recommending all the time.

I received an ARC copy of this book for an honest review.

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